Global sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were up 25% to more than 17 million units in 2024, driven by strong performance in China and a stabilized European market, according to research outfit Rho Motion. China saw a 36.5% increase in EV sales, while the US and Canada reported an 8.8% rise. Global electric vehicle sales up 25% in record 2024 | Reuters
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Hire – While most of us have heard the term artificial intelligence, few could predict the explosion of GenAI technologies in the public sphere over the last two years. In the work setting alone, Microsoft and LinkedIn reported that “75% of knowledge workers use AI at work” and “66% of leaders say they wouldn’t hire someone without AI skills”.
So how did this all happen:
1956, August: At the Dartmouth Conference, researchers discuss creating machines capable of intelligent behavior and the term “Artificial Intelligence” is introduced.
2017, June: Google researchers introduce the Transformer architecture, the foundation for generative AI (GenAI) models. (GPT = Generative Pre-trained Transformer)
2022, November: OpenAI unveils ChatGPT, a conversational GenAI model, marking a tipping point in public access and accelerated adoption.
2024 NOW: Commercialization is accelerating. Globally, the GenAI solutions market is expected to exceed $50 billion by 2028 with over 60,000 GenAI companies already doing business (Horban, 2024). The biggest tech/communications companies are all involved in a very big way to drive and influence our lives now and in the future with their GenAI models:
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